. It was not until nearly a month later _________I received the managers reply.

A. since        B. when      C. as         D. that

    An 18-year-old student has won a local election to become mayor of his hometown

in the US state of Michigan. Michael Sessions won by the slenderest of margins - just two votes put him ahead of his only rival, the incumbent 51-year-old mayor. Mr. Sessions attributed his electoral success to the votes cast by his parents. He will now have to juggle schedules between attending school and fulfilling his civic duties. He will attend his school classes between 8am to 3pm and carry out his new job as the elected mayor of Hillsdale before dinner at 6pm. He aims to deliver on his campaign pledges of increasing the contingent (小分隊(duì)) of full-time fire-fighters from three to four, revitalizing (使恢復(fù)元?dú)? the local economy and enabling townsfolk to air their views and grievances on town life.

    Mr. Sessions was too young to enter the election when it was first announced – he turned 18 only in September, which meant he had just four weeks of campaigning. Although he is the youngest elected official in America, he cannot celebrate his success with champagne because he would be arrested for underage drinking. He ran for office with a budget of $700, which he made from his summer job of selling toffee apples. His position is largely ceremonial and he will not get his own office. Instead, he will receive an annual stipend of $3,600 to cover basic expenses. He starts his four-year position on November 21. Mr. Sessions has become an overnight celebrity since his victory and has already done the circuit of television chat show interviews.

1. When did the election probably take place?

A. August.        B. September.         C. October.       D. December.

2. How long will Mr. Sessions be the mayor of Michigan State?

A. One year.       B. Two years.        C. Four years.     D. Not mentioned.

3. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Mr. Sessions won the election by two votes.

B. Mr. Sessions had many competitors during the election.

C. The new mayor will get an office after the election.

D. The new mayor doesn’t have to attend the school any more.

五、單詞拼寫（共8小題；每小題1分，滿分8分）

62. Bob is watching TV and m          his sister is doing some washing.

63. At the graduation c           , the headmaster gave us an impressive speech.

64. Middle school students are tired out under too much study p          .

65. It is e       that he is not equal to the job.

66. Most of his p          got lost because of the war.

67. There will be an e         of the development of our school next week.

68. Who can p       what the human being will be like in thousands of years?

69. Without the new communication t        , we couldn’t get in touch with each other so easily.

______ worried the child most was ______ to visit his mother in the hospital.

       A.What, his being not allowed      B.That, his not being allowed

       C.What, his not being allowed      D.That, his being not allowed

.She was, ______ thousands of others, interested in this kind of work.

       A.like     B.as C.for       D.to

.It is sleeping late in the morning that ______ being late for work.

       A.devotes to   B.sticks to      C.sees to  D.leads to

 The mayor has offered a reward of $ 5000 to ______ who can capture the tiger alive or dead.

   A. both     B. others C. anyone       D. another

Your success has resulted ______ your hard work. His angry words resulted ______ a fight.

A．from; from      B．in; in               C．in; from           D．from; in

--I can't find John .Where did you meet him this morning?

   -- It was in the hotel _____ he stayed．

     A．why           B．where             C．which         D．What

Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their ______, some people drink alcohol.

  A. temper       B. mood        C. consciousness      D. pressures